Auctioneer Benjamin Doller, takes bids for The Codex Sassoon during the auction at Sotheby's on May 17 , 2023 in New York City. The codex, which was sold for $38.1 million dollars, is the oldest surviving Hebrew Bible or Tanakh. The Book is approximately 1000 years old and is the most valuable historical document to appear at auction. ALEXI ROSENFELD/JNS
The oldest and most expensive Hebrew Bible has returned to Israel after an auction.
The 1,100-year-old Codex Sassoon, the oldest and most complete Hebrew Bible, was purchased at a Sotheby’s auction in New York for $38.1 million on May 17, making it the most expensive Jewish manuscript ever sold.
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